Participatory Intervention with Children and Teenagers in Need,

Federal District, Brazil

Indyara de Araujo MoraisStudent of Public Health

Participatory Intervention with Children and Adolescents in Need. Federal District. Brazil

• Indyara de Araujo Morais¹• Antonio Cipriano Neto¹• Emmanuel Garcia Nascimento¹• Matheus Jacobina de Jesus¹• Oscar Peixoto¹• Olga Maria Ramalho de Albuquerque²

• ¹ Graduate students in Public Health• ² Professor of Graduation Public Health and

counselor of the project.

Introduction

• Health Promotion• “Process of exchanging knowledge with the

community to work on improving the quality of life and health, including greater participation in the control their health’s determinants.” (WHO,

1986)

Introduction

• Health Promotion Action Means: – Build Healthy Public Policy;– Strengthening Community Action;– Creating Supportive Environments to Health;– Development of Personal Skills;– Reorient Health Services;– Moving Into the Future. (WHO 1986)

Introduction

• According to the Brazilian Statute of Children and Teenagers:“Child - people with up to twelve years incomplete

Teenagers - people between twelve and eighteen years of age. It is the duty of the family, community, society in general and

the public power to ensure, with absolute priority to put the rights concerning life, health, food, education, sports, leisure, professional training, culture, dignity , respect, freedom, and

family life and community coexistence. “ (ECA , 1990)

Introduction

• The institution COSE - Education Advising Center Partner :– plays an important role in strengthening family

life, which serves children, adolescents, adults and elderly community of low economic partner.

– Offers various activities. – Its approach to health is the predominant socio

environmental for all ages. But for children and adolescents the behavioral appears necessary.

Introduction

COSE’s photos. 2011.

Introduction

"The actions taken at all levels of care, and treating and / or preventing diseases,

intended also to promote child growth and development from the perspective of quality

of life.”(Marciel et al 2010)

“ Children have a different characteristic, they tend to "mirror" in adults.” (Assao 2007)

Objective

• To identify the needs from the children and teenagers, along with the researchers, in order to determine possible interventions.

Methodology

• Action research from Kurt Lewin.– The method of action research that has influence of

the subject and investigator on the project.– Decisions about actions are taken collectively.– The dialogue between the researcher and the group

establishes a relationship between the popular and scientific knowledge. There is an exchange of knowledge that ensures social sense in the production of knowledge and educational activities.

Methodology.Fig.01: Taguatinga, 25 km from the capital city of Brazil.

Font: Google maps, 2012

Methodology

•There were 35 children and adolescents in the morning shift.•We made five visits to COSE. •69% were boys and 31% were girls.

Methodology

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Number by Age of Children and Adolescents from COSE Bernardo Sayão, 2011.

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Methodology

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Number of Children and Adolescents by Grade in Fundamental Education, COSE Bernardo

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Methodology• We played games with the children on the first

day, because according to literature what the child likes best is to play.

"It is playing that they learn to deal with the serious: to live, think and understand situations that they are still so complicated" (Araújo, 1998)

• After we talked to them, we asked them to draw what was health for themselves.

• All subsequent meetings were planned according to what the children spoke on this first day.

Results• Truly what kids like to do most is play. But what

teenagers and pre-teenagers most enjoy is to chat.• For them being healthy is:

1. Having friends2. Taking care of water3. Having ambulances4. Having hospitals5. A well cared environment6. Helping friends7. Going to the health center

Results• According to them is bad for children's health:

1. Dirt2. Dust3. Too much clean4. High fat foods 5. Drugs6. Lack of hygiene7. A lot of noise8. Tobacco9. Do not play10. Eating too much candy

Results

• Identifying needs: Read more

Performing dramaStencil WorkshopSportsArtsStorytellingPlay trampolineComputer Room

Video RoomForeign languageMoviesPerforming tripsSwimming lessonsPlay more

Results• Activities developed:

– Joking node;– Drawing about health;– Game of musical chairs;– Jokes with balloons;– Jump rope;– Soccer game;– Basketball game;– Chess;– Domino game;– Checkers game;– Joke spelling;– Play dodgeball;– Films.

Results

• Partnership and empowerment of the group members.

• Building an environment of peace between them with the interaction of children and adolescents whom they did not know, despite spending half the day together.

Results

* To be a singer, a dj, a doctor, a nurse, a journalist, a cop, a teacher, a gynecologist.

Don't knowTo have a new doll

Professions*Meet their dad

To know Justin BieberParents live together

To have a fancy carTo be Spider Man

To be the President of BrazilTo be soccer player

Travel around the world

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Characterization of Dreams Children and teenagers by number, COSE Bernardo Sayão, 2011.

Results

There was no answer

Travel more

To chat more with their parents

To end the figths into COSE

Don't have school

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What Children and Teenagers would change in theirs Lives. COSE Bernardo Sayão, 2011.

Results• Relationship between researchers and

researched.• Develop an intervention with existing resources.• The biggest difficulty was the number of

children and the variety of ages.• In our analysis group into children and

adolescents evaluated that we can promote the union in the group.

Final Considerations• Including children as a partner in the

development of joint intervention, the act of listening and involve them in decisions making, has contributed to its formation as a citizen through legitimating their voices and their perspectives. It helped them to develop an environment that meets their real needs.

Thanks for your attention

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